A couple wanting to name their baby after an ancient king had the name rejected by a Brazilian court over fears their son would be bullied.
Catarina and Danillo Prímola, from the city of Belo Horizonte, wanted to name their newborn son Piyé after the first black Egyptian pharaoh, who laid the foundations for the 25th dynasty.
However the Court of Justice in the state of Minas Gerais initially sided with a registry office and rejected the name, stating it cannot “register first names that could expose their bearers to ridicule”.
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